Nikon Scope repair experience.

[Trey Veston]

I had a Nikon P-Tactical 3x9 scope on a rifle that tumbled off a bench rest last year. Scope would not hold zero and had small flakes inside.

I knew it wasn't covered, so found another one NOS and bought it. Thought I'd at least see if Nikon could fix the old one and filed a repair request online. I shipped it back to them for $11.

They got back to me within a couple of weeks and said it couldn't be repaired or replaced, so gave me a $200 voucher for their online store.

Great!

Went to their online store and was shocked at how thoroughly they have scrubbed all language, images, and terms from the site that has anything to do with evil guns.

Spotting scopes are now called "Birding Field Scopes". No product is available in camouflage that I could see.

I have no idea what I'm going to buy. I have a need for a rangefinder, but the only one for $200 only goes up to 600 yards. The next step up is an extra $150, so not sure if I want to give them any of my money.

Anyway, happy that they gave me a voucher, but sad that they have gone thoroughly woke and don't sell anything I need.

 

[Spats McGee]

That's a shame. I really like my Nikon scopes.

 

[redcon1]

I like my Nikon Monarch tactical 2.5x10 but they don't make it anymore and I'm sure I'll end up in the same position if it ever breaks. It's a shame. Nikon glass is excellent and the company itself is legendary. Nikon actually makes their own glass and I have heard that their sand is exceptionally high quality for optical glass. I have read that Leupold uses Japanese glass for their high end scopes. I imagine it's increasingly difficult for them to profit on scopes with all the other companies that have entered the firearms optics market in the past 20 years and the extensive use of Chinese sourced glass throughout the industry. I would buy another Nikon scope if I knew the glass was made in Japan and not China even if they seem a little woke.

 

[Speedo66]

Nikon stopped making scopes two years.

 

[troy fairweather]

I liked there stuff, I'm not to happy in what they have done lately but they are a Japanese company with no gun culture other then maybe some replicas or air guns I'm not even sure with them. Soon as I got the news about them stopping making scopes I sent in my old pre monarch for "repair" took 2 weeks and they cleaned it inside and out like new.

 

[Moparnut]

My Nikon had some issues this past season. I called about repair and was told that I would need to send it in with a copy of the warranty card that was in the box with the scope. Looked in the box, I have a receipt in there, but no card. I bought a new scope. Most places, when they close down a division or get out of a particular business, just seem to want to wash their hands and be done with it.

 

[rbernie]

Soon as I got the news about them stopping making scopes I sent in my old pre monarch for "repair" took 2 weeks and they cleaned it inside and out like new.

When they announced their pullback from the market, I consigned / sold almost all of my Nikon optics. I don't need a product that is effectively a throw-away, when I can sell it (at a loss) but then roll that money into something that will be supported in the future.

 

[22250Rem]

Only own one Nikon riflescope and I like it. A 4 - 16x Monarch on a 257 Weatherby Vanguard. I've looked through a lot of other Nikon scopes and always thought they had excellent optics. It was disappointing to hear about them getting out of that market segment. If need be, there's other quality riflescope makers to choose from if I'm in the market for something like that again. But for now the Monarch can stay where it is... ...